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Letters Patent No. 77,274, dated April 28, 1868.

' IMPROVBD CLOTHES-LINE HOLDER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. GLADDING, of Normal, in the county of McLean, and State of Illinois, have invented anew and improved Line-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact -description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification. i v

This invention has for its object to furnish a convenient and secure method for holding clothes-'lines in place; and thc invention consists in combining and arranging two bevclled jaws with a loose tongue, whereby the line, when passed over orlooped on to the to gue, isrmly held and prevented from slipping, as will b e herein'-l a fter described.

Figure 1 represents a top view of the holder, showing the line (in red) under the tongue.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the same.

v Figure A3 is a cross-section through the line a; :t of iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the jaws, which are cast or formed together in one piece, and attached to any wooden fixture where it is desired to pass or attach thevline. The jaws are bcvelleddownward and inward fr edges, as seen in iig. 3. These jaws bow upward from the block C, to which 4they are attach arch or curve.

` D is the tongue, which is secured at the base of .the jaws by pivots or otherwise, up and down. This tongue is bevelled, its lower edge being thicker than its uppe raised, the space betweenit and the inside of the jaws' lessens in width, and conse holds the line the tighter the more it is raised.

om their upper ed, forming an so that it can freely play r edge, so that when it is quently presses upon and The line (when it is fastened by the holder) ispassed over the tongue `by a loop, as seen in iig. 3. It is pulled well down towardsthe base of the jaws.

. The method of holding the line and of tightening it by the holder will at once be understood from thev drawing. l Y

frepresents screws and holes to fasten the jaws in any desired position.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 4 The ju'ws A and the ton for the purposes set'forth.

' JAMES W. GLADDING. Witnesses:

EDWIN W. BIIsn, BRICE SUFFInLn.

gue D, constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described, 

